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1. i (make) cakes for the party all the morning. – how many you (make)? – i (make) 200.
2. that boy (eat) seven ice-creams.
3. what you (do)? – we (pick) apples. – how many you (pick)? – we (pick) ten baskets.
4. what a lovely smell! mary (make) jam. 5. i (polish) this table all the morning and my mother isn't satisfied with it yet.
6. why you (be) so long in the garage? – the tyres were flat; i (pump) them up. i (pump) up three tyres. would you like to do the fourth?
7. you (hear) the news? tom and ann are engaged! – that's not new. i (know) it for ages.
8. peter, you (whisper) to the student on your right for the last five minutes
9. why you (make) such a horrible noise? – i (lose) my key and i (try) to wake my wife by throwing stones in her window. – you (throw) stones at the wrong window. you live next door.
10. why you (not bring) me the letters for signature? you (not type) them yet?
11. i (do) housework all morning and i (not finish) yet. – i (do) mine already. i always start at 6 a.m.
12. she just (sell) two of her own paintings. – she's lucky. i (paint) for five years and i (not sell) a single picture yet. 13. what you (do) with my typewriter? i can't find it anywhere. – tom just (go) off with it.
14. george (collect) matchboxes ever since he left school. now he (collect) so many that he doesn't know where to put them.
15. that man (stand) at the bus stop for the last half hour. shall i tell him that the last bus already (go)?
Explanation: The action of making cakes in the past is already completed, so the past simple tense "made" is used. The question also refers to the past, so the past simple tense "did" is used. "Did you make" is the correct question form. The answer uses the past simple tense "made" to match the tense of the question.
2. That boy ate seven ice-creams.
Explanation: The action of eating ice-creams is in the past and already completed, so the past simple tense "ate" is used.
3. What did you do? – We picked apples. – How many did you pick? – We picked ten baskets.
Explanation: The action of picking apples is in the past, so the past simple tense "picked" is used. The question also refers to the past, so the past simple tense "did" is used. "Did you pick" is the correct question form. The answer uses the past simple tense "picked" to match the tense of the question.
4. What a lovely smell! Mary is making jam.
Explanation: The action of making jam is happening at the moment of speaking, so the present continuous tense "is making" is used.
5. I have polished this table all morning, and my mother isn't satisfied with it yet.
Explanation: The action of polishing the table started in the past and has continued up to the present moment, so the present perfect tense "have polished" is used. The present perfect emphasizes the duration of the action until now.
6. Why were you so long in the garage? – The tires were flat; I pumped them up. I pumped up three tires. Would you like to do the fourth?
Explanation: The action of being in the garage happened in the past, so the past simple tense "were" is used. The action of pumping the tires happened in the past, so the past simple tense "pumped" is used. The offer to pump the fourth tire is in the present, so the present simple tense "would you like to do" is used.
7. Have you heard the news? Tom and Ann are engaged! – That's not new. I have known it for ages.
Explanation: The action of hearing the news is in the present, so the present perfect tense "have heard" is used. The action of knowing the news started in the past and continues up to the present moment, so the present perfect tense "have known" is used.
8. Peter, you have been whispering to the student on your right for the last five minutes.
Explanation: The action of whispering started in the past and continues up to the present moment, so the present perfect continuous tense "have been whispering" is used.
9. Why are you making such a horrible noise? – I lost my key, and I am trying to wake my wife by throwing stones in her window. – You are throwing stones at the wrong window. You live next door.
Explanation: The action of making a noise is happening at the moment of speaking, so the present continuous tense "are making" is used. The action of losing the key and trying to wake the wife by throwing stones happened in the past, so the past simple tense "lost", "tried", "threw" is used. The present continuous tense "are throwing" is used to show a habitual action.
10. Why didn't you bring me the letters for signature? Haven't you typed them yet?
Explanation: The action of bringing the letters and typing them are both in the past, so the past simple tense "didn't bring" and "haven't typed" are used. The present perfect tense "haven't typed" is used to show that the action was expected to be completed by now.
11. I have been doing housework all morning, and I haven't finished yet. – I have already done mine. I always start at 6 a.m.
Explanation: The action of doing housework started in the past and continues up to the present moment, so the present perfect continuous tense "have been doing" is used. The negative form "haven't finished" is used to indicate that the action is still ongoing. The action of doing the speaker's own housework is in the past, so the present perfect tense "have already done" is used.
12. She just sold two of her own paintings. – She's lucky. I have been painting for five years, and I haven't sold a single picture yet.
Explanation: The action of selling the paintings is in the past, so the past simple tense "sold" is used. The action of painting started in the past and continues up to the present moment, so the present perfect continuous tense "have been painting" is used. The negative form "haven't sold" is used to indicate that the action is ongoing.
13. What did you do with my typewriter? I can't find it anywhere. – Tom just went off with it.
Explanation: The action of doing something with the typewriter happened in the past, so the past simple tense "did" is used. The action of going off with the typewriter also happened in the past, so the past simple tense "went" is used. "Tom just went off" is the correct form.
14. George has been collecting matchboxes ever since he left school. Now he has collected so many that he doesn't know where to put them.
Explanation: The action of collecting matchboxes started in the past and continues up to the present moment, so the present perfect continuous tense "has been collecting" is used. The present perfect tense "has collected" is used to show that the action was expected to be completed by now.
15. That man has been standing at the bus stop for the last half an hour. Shall I tell him that the last bus has already gone?
Explanation: The action of standing at the bus stop started in the past and continues up to the present moment, so the present perfect continuous tense "has been standing" is used. The action of the last bus departing is in the past, so the present perfect tense "has gone" is used.